Subaru teased a single taillight shot of the revamped 2019 Forester before its New York Auto Show debut later this month.

Subaru’s Forester, once an aging relic, will get a new lease on life when it debuts at the New York Auto Show later this month.

With just a single teaser shot of the right taillight, Subaru announced that the redesigned 2019 Forester crossover would officially debut in New York, marking the crossover's first overhaul since the 2012 model year.

Last redesigned in 2012, the Subaru Forester will get a new lease on life in New York later this month.

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No other info was available with the teaser, but from the glimpse given by the Japanese automaker, the new Forester may borrow some design cues from the larger Ascent SUV.

Currently, a 2.0-liter turbo four making 250 horsepower and 258 lb.-ft. of torque powers the Forester. It wouldn’t be outlandish to predict the Ascent’s turbo 2.4-liter, producing 260 horsepower and 277 lb.-ft. of torque could find its way into the redesigned Forester.

Other expected upgrades include an updated version of Subaru’s EyeSight driver assistance technology and slightly more cargo room as the Forester migrates to the automaker’s new Global Platform. That platform underpins the redesigned Impreza, Crosstrek and new Ascent, and in the redesigns, the new architecture bumped up cargo capacity.

Subaru didn't explicitly disclose which crossover will get the PHEV treatment, but all signs point to the new Forester being the top candidate.

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A report last month from Automotive News said that Subaru plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid crossover later this year, as part of its commitment to electrify vehicles in the next five years. Speculation suggested that the Forester would get he plug-in hybrid variant since it is assembled in Japan, where the Forester currently resides.

Since it wouldn’t make economic or logical sense to build two versions of the same vehicle on two continents, the Crosstrek was ruled out, as it’s built at Subaru’s Indiana facility.

Subaru will officially debut the new Forester at the auto show on Wednesday, March 28, with no specific time disclosed.